Ice Dam Removal

You noticed that icicles form at the edge of your roof, but your neighbors do not have any? This is a sure sign that you have an attic insulation and ventilation problem.

Why Should You Care?

Once an ice dam increases to a certain height, the melted snow that pools up behind can suddenly leak back under the roof shingles and then into your home. The warmer your attic, the more melt off will occur at the roof surface and the larger the amount of water leaked in. On roofs with small slopes, it only takes a small ice dam to cause water backup and leakage. Water leaking into your home can easily translate into water damage to your home and costly repairs.

Call 612.259.7177 to Contact us TODAY, before any damage occurs to your home!

We’ll professionally remove the ice dams and make recommendations to prevent future ice dams and potential damage to your investment.

What is an Ice Dam?

How ice dams form.

Ice dams sometimes occur on sloping roofs in climates with freezing temperatures. When the temperature in your attic is above freezing, it causes snow on the roof to melt and run down the sloping roof. When the snowmelt runs down the roof and hits the colder eaves, it refreezes. If this cycle repeats over several days, the freezing snowmelt builds up and forms a dam of ice, behind which water ponds. The ponding water can back up under the roof covering and leak into the attic or along exterior walls. The right weather conditions for ice dams is usually when outside air temperatures are in the low 20s (°F) for several days with several inches of snow on the roof. Research shows keeping the attic air temperature below freezing when the outside air temperature is in the low 20s can reduce the occurrence of ice dams. Research has shown sun exposure in the winter has little effect on attic air temperature. Warm air from living spaces below penetrating into the attic is usually the culprit in the formation of ice dams.

Before and After Ice Dam removal

Ice dam

After ice dam removal

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